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Bicycles are very popular with the young boys and girls in Sri Lanka. They use it to go around on it to schools and colleges. In addition they used to travel on Sundays for pleasure with their family members. In addition there are many specially made cycle tracks in Colombo City with free entrance fee. Here Bikes are coming in many variants. It can be peddeled on or electric powered one. The selection of it depends on the children's parents and or by their guardians.
Popular durable bicycles are produced by the USA, Japan and UK. On the other hand China is the mass producer of bicycles in the world who m supplies all over the world. China have lot of bicycle assembling plants in hundreds of countries. Same bicycle models are assembled in these countries in different brand names and in different colors to be export purpose only. Moreover these bicycles are cheaper than the UK's Raleigh brand bicycles. Actually China's main target is to export these cheap priced bicycles in to the USA and in to EU for sale. In Sri Lanka too there are some Bicycle assembling plants. They import parts from China with their brand names and assemble them and sell it as their own production.
To ride a bicycle you need to have balance the bicycle on two wheels. Before to learn riding bike, get safety gears to safe guard your head, legs and hands. It is better to learn riding with the assistance of your friend or with a grown up person. Some local counties request the bike riders to register with them. If you have standard bicycle, adjust its seat position to low position. It is better to start with a balance bike to learn riding a bicycle. In Sri Lanka you don't have "Balance Bikes" for to purchase. In this case use a midium size bicycle and stat to move it by your foot not by pedals. Better to buy a bicycle for learners without pedals to help you learn.
Repairing Bicycle.
Standard bicycles can be repaird by the owner after learning the skill from a technician. Also it will require some some spanners and other tools. In addition the bicycles used for racing and with multi Gears need special skilled people to repair them.These bikes are are very complecated to repair by normal kids. In Colombo most of the cycle repair shops to use hang tyre out side of the shop. So you can locate them from far away very easily.
Many small and large companies are offering Bicycles on daily rental basis for the visiting tourists. Riders can select the kind of their bicycle. They are in immaculate condition with led lighting and carriges if required.
Popular Bicycle Racing Events.
Mallorca 312
Nove Colli
Granfondo Stelvio Santini
La Marmotte
Maratona dles Dolomites
Tour De France.
Tour De Lanka
L’Étape du Tour
Tour de Flanders
Paris-Roubaix
LBL (Liège–Bastogne–Liège)
Milan San Remo
Il Lombardia
Paris-Nice
Strade Bianche